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Physical and Chemical Restraints

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2009
The combative or uncooperative patient is a growing problem in the emergency department. Restrained patients are at especially high risk of adverse outcomes. Particular attention has been given to de-escalation techniques to reduce the need for patient restraint. This article examines these techniques and the need for and risks of physical and chemical
Victoria A, Coburn, Mark B, Mycyk
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Deaths Caused by Physical Restraints

The Gerontologist, 1992
A retrospective analysis of 122 deaths caused by vest and strap restraints found that most victims were women (78%) and a median age of 81. Victims were found suspended from chairs (42%) or beds (58%); 83% were in nursing homes. Detailed analysis of 19 cases showed that all were demented, 13 had impulsive or involuntary movements, and 14 had recently ...
S H, Miles, P, Irvine
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Physical and Chemical Restraints (an Update)

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2020
Violent, combative and intoxicated patients are a common problem in the emergency department, and the emergency physician must be prepared to control the situation safely and effectively when a patient begins to exhibit dangerous behavior. This article reviews initial de-escalation techniques to reduce the need for patient restraint.
Pilar, Guerrero, Mark B, Mycyk
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Physical Restraints: Abusive and Harmful

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2012
Contemporary health care policy around the world promotes the use of evidence-based medicine and, as such, it is reasonable to assume that this would lead to similarities in health care practices in comparable economies. Interestingly, this does not seem to be the case with the use of restraining technologies and restraint policies implemented within ...
Debbie, Tolson, John E, Morley
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Patient autonomy in physical restraint

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2005
Despite initiatives to raise the awareness of patient autonomy among healthcare providers, the use of physical restraints on frail or confused older patients continues to be a common practice in many healthcare settings. This paper examines the relationship between patient autonomy and the use of physical restraints by drawing on the literature ...
Pracy P Y, Cheung, Bernard M C, Yam
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Thrombosis associated with physical restraints

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2001
Objective: Physical restraint is controversial, but still frequently used in psychiatric units. We describe two cases of thromboembolic phenomena, one with a fatal outcome, in association with physical restraint. Method: The world literature on physical restraint and thrombosis was reviewed by undertaking a search of electronic databases.
E, Hem, O, Steen, S, Opjordsmoen
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Social Behavior and Physical Restraints

The Gerontologist, 1989
This paper addresses the question: Are physical restraints related to decreased social behavior among nursing home residents? Data collected from 112 nursing home residents suggest that low social performance puts a resident at risk of being restrained, but more frequently the use of a restraint hampers a resident's performance of social behavior.
S, Folmar, H, Wilson
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A national abhorrence of physical restraint

Nursing Older People, 2008
Publications such as those from the RCN and the CSCI, together with media scrutiny and the increased involvement of the legal system, are highlighting what has been a long-standing issue for many health and social care staff. The difficulties still facing staff are that every situation is unique and staff members are themselves individuals.
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The physical restraint of children: Is it therapeutic?

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1994
Restraint and seclusion are compared as responses to dangerous aggression, and a number of theoretical warrants for the use of physical restraint with children are reviewed, with a primary focus on its attachment-promoting possibilities. Parallels are drawn between sound physical restraint procedures and the temporal phases upon which the holding ...
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Physical Restraint in School

Behavioral Disorders, 2004
The current emphasis on educating children in the least restrictive environment has resulted in the use of physical restraint procedures across all educational placement settings, including public schools. Since its initial use, restraint has been controversial.
Joseph B. Ryan, Reece L Peterson
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